The Long Life of Magical Objects : A Study in the Solomonic Tradition Hardback
by Allegra ((independent scholar)) Iafrate
Part of the Magic in History series
Hardback
Description
This book explores a series of powerful artifacts associated with King Solomon via legendary or extracanonical textual sources.
Tracing their cultural resonance throughout history, art historian Allegra Iafrate delivers exciting insights into these objects and interrogates the ways in which magic manifests itself at a material level. Each chapter focuses on a different Solomonic object: a ring used to control demons; a mysterious set of bottles that constrain evil forces; an endless knot or seal with similar properties; the shamir, known for its supernatural ability to cut through stone; and a flying carpet that can bring the sitter anywhere he desires.
Taken together, these chapters constitute a study on the reception of the figure of Solomon, but they are also cultural biographies of these magical objects and their inherent aesthetic, morphological, and technical qualities. Thought-provoking and engaging, Iafrate’s study shows how ancient magic artifacts live on in our imagination, in items such as Sauron’s ring of power, Aladdin’s lamp, and the magic carpet.
It will appeal to historians of art, religion, folklore, and literature.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:248 pages, 19 Halftones, black and white
- Publisher:Pennsylvania State University Press
- Publication Date:01/07/2019
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- ISBN:9780271083667
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:248 pages, 19 Halftones, black and white
- Publisher:Pennsylvania State University Press
- Publication Date:01/07/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9780271083667
